http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/duncanhunter/ en-us Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:49:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046210/posts Have you noticed that Barack Obama is actually running unopposed for the Presidency? Not since 1996 has it been this dispiriting, this embarrassing to be on the right. A dozen years ago, we all knew Bob Dole didn’t stand the proverbial snowball’s chance of becoming President, since the conservative base loathed the former Kansas Senator and independent voters regarded the veteran as too old for the job. Now, twelve years later, we’re in the exact same spot with John McCain. I hate to say this, but I have abandoned all hope for a McCain victory in November. The candidate is... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046210/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:49:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040996/posts On the 4th of July, the Campo Minutemen will join other Border Watch Groups for a Bar-B-Que at Camp Vigilance in Boulevard, CA. Back County Messenger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2040996/posts#comment Sat, 5 Jul 2008 05:29:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2039832/posts We invite ALL Americans to join us for the Celebration Event of the Year!!! When: JULY 4th, 2008!!! Where: CAMP VIGILANCE, Boulevard, CA Event Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM Border Watch: For Patriots Who Wish To Stay, There Will Be A Weekend Border Watch -July 5th & 6th!! The Unity of Groups: The event is sponsored by California Coalition for Immigration Reform, Save Our State, The Minuteman Corps of CA Inc, The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps of CA, The San Diego Minutemen, The Escondido Minuteman Brigade, The Antelope Valley Minutemen and others!!!!! July 4th festivities will include guest speakers,... TheTownCrier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2039832/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:03:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036534/posts If you have a moment, please email Ben at Border Stories and let know what you think. ben@borderstories.org (Note the close up on the "Free Ramos and Compean" and "Duncan Hunter for President" signs.) THANKS!! Border Stories http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036534/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:02:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030811/posts Last weekend Congressman Duncan Hunter came to Kansas to campaign with Jim. Rep. Hunter, a former Presidential candidate and Ranking Member of the Armed Services Committee, represents the 52nd District of California. Rep. Hunter accompanied Jim and Team Ryun to a meet and greet in Wamego (thanks to all who helped organize it), a BBQ in Manhattan (thanks to the Addairs, our great hosts!) and even an afternoon of sporting clays. We had a great weekend of events and of course there are tons of pictures! If you had your picture taken over the weekend and would like a copy... JimRyun.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030811/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:11:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030413/posts The open borders of the United States amount to a national security exposure. This is a fact that cannot be debated. One has only to look at the number of foreign nationals attempting to illegally enter the U.S. through Mexico over the last several years. Since 2005, the Department of Homeland Security reports that more than 331,000 people from countries other than Mexico have been apprehended trying to cross the Southern land border. These individuals came from virtually every country in the world, including some with whom we have an adversarial relationship, such as Communist China, Iran and North Korea.... House.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030413/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jun 2008 05:36:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029203/posts WAMEGO — Despite some differences in political opinions, former presidential hopeful Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said he will support John McCain in the election. The presidential election was among the topics when Hunter spoke Saturday at Kaw Valley State Bank in Wamego in support of former Rep. Jim Ryun's bid for the 2nd District The conservative Hunter, who has been a strong supporter for establishing a physical fence line to the country's southern border, initially endorsed Mike Huckabee but said he called McCain to give his endorsement after the Arizona senator secured the nomination. "McCain has committed to the fence,"... The Topeka Capital-Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2029203/posts#comment Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:07:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025864/posts Duncan D. Hunter scored an overwhelming victory Tuesday in the Republican primary election to replace his father, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, beating a field of candidates by the kind of margin more often won by incumbents than first-time candidates. With nearly 90 percent of precincts reporting, Hunter, 31, a Marine Corps Reserve Captain, led with 73 percent of the vote. His nearest Republican opponent, Brian Jones, a Santee Councilman and former minister, trailed with just 16 percent. The win propels Hunter into a fall showdown against Democrat Mike Lumpkin, 43, a retired Navy SEAL Commander, whose willingness to stray from... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025864/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:26:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025681/posts LOS ANGELES Duncan D. Hunter, the son of longtime San Diego GOP Congressman Duncan Hunter, has won the Republican primary to compete for his father's House seat in November. The younger Hunter, a 31-year-old veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, won with 74 percent of the vote in partial returns Tuesday. He beat Bob Watkins, president of the San Diego County Board of Education, and Santee City Councilman Brian Jones. The elder Hunter is retiring from Congress at the end of this term, his 14th, after a failed presidential bid. Duncan D. Hunter will be the favorite in... pe.com/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025681/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 04:52:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024797/posts ALPINE -- Here in the Republican stronghold of eastern San Diego County, Duncan Hunter the son is attempting to succeed Duncan Hunter the father in the 52nd Congressional District. The elder Hunter is leaving Congress after 14 terms and a failed try this year for the GOP nomination for president. When he first ran for Congress in 1980, he was a 31-year-old combat veteran from Vietnam. His son is a 31-year-old combat veteran from Iraq and Afghanistan. Father and son share the same brand of conservatism: Continue building the border fence; continue fighting in Iraq; cut spending and taxes; oppose... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024797/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 14:24:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023864/posts Duncan Lee Hunter, born May 31, 1948 to Lola L. Young and Robert Olin Hunter. Thank you for your service in Vietnam and in Congress. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023864/posts#comment Sat, 31 May 2008 04:05:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023140/posts Border security was a signature issue of longtime U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, and many of the candidates running to replace him in the 52nd U.S. Congressional District this year are trying to seize on it as well. The Republicans competing in the June 3 primary – Duncan D. Hunter, Brian Jones, Rick L. Powell and Bob Watkins – are out to prove they’re serious about cracking down on illegal immigration. And the tough talk isn’t limited to Republicans. Democratic candidates Mike Lumpkin and Vickie Butcher said they also would tighten border security. In a poll taken last month of 400... San Diego Union Trib http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023140/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 19:41:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022333/posts Mitt Romney. Charlie Crist. Bobby Jindal. Mike Huckabee. We’ve heard these names as possible running mates for John McCain. However, there’s another name that should be on this list—and it’s ridiculous that his name hasn’t been offically suggested yet. Not so long ago, California Congressman Duncan Hunter was seen as the true conservative choice for the Republican nomination. Hunter had served the country with honor during his 27-year tenure in the House of Representatives, working tirelessly to advance conservative principles and remaining loyal to the Reagan vision. Unfortunately, Hunter was unable to conquer his competitors for the Republican nomination. Despite... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022333/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 08:06:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020302/posts In another case of politicians not having a clue what's really going on in this country, an interesting exchange took place in Washington this week. Three Democrat legislators spoke to reporters about what they claim is "anti-immigrant coverage" by conservative media outlets. Apparently, they think floods of illegal aliens crossing into America and the crime and violence at the border are just overblown incidents developed by conservatives to attack our neighbor to the South. After they spoke, the Democrats were asked if they realized that the State Department had issued a "travel alert warning Americans about military-like 'combat' along the... GOPUSA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020302/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 17:04:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016288/posts Attention Hunter fans! He is on CSPAN for the next hour! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2016288/posts#comment Thu, 15 May 2008 13:15:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015501/posts A huge thanks to Adam Day of Sycuan for sending the survey results and memo along. Some excerpts... Survey Shows Duncan D. Hunter with Comfortable Lead In 52nd Congressional District Republican Primary Race El Cajon, CA (May 12, 2008) - In a survey of 400 registered voters in the 52nd Congressional district, Duncan D. Hunter, son of current Congressman Duncan Hunter, enjoys a substantial lead over other candidates in the race with 79% voter support. Sycuan frequently conducts public opinion polling on a wide range of regional issues and election topics and shares the results with the public. This survey... Red County http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2015501/posts#comment Tue, 13 May 2008 22:32:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014591/posts President Bush weighed in as well at a White House meeting Wednesday with Republicans. But Hunter’s stance reflects what has been a steady undercurrent of criticism on the right. In trying to pull together the wartime spending bill and still meet other budget priorities, Democrats argue that it is unrealistic for Rice to expect the full $500 million at this time. In his letter to Bush, for example, Hunter argues that the $500 million has no place in the bill “much like other programs not intended to support military operations in the combat theaters of the global war on terrorism.”... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014591/posts#comment Mon, 12 May 2008 00:32:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014204/posts The ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee asked the White House Friday to withdraw its $500 million request for aid to Mexico as part of the new Merida Initiative to fight drug-trafficking into the U.S. California Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), who chaired Armed Services for years under Republican rule, said Congress should first debate and authorize the multiyear commitment which has been a top priority for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The House Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled to mark up an authorization bill next Wednesday. But mindful that its own power is running out, the Bush administration... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014204/posts#comment Sat, 10 May 2008 21:50:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012514/posts More than two years after a precedent-setting move by the federal government cleared a path around environmental laws and legal challenges, the construction of a stretch of border fence across a deep canyon known as Smuggler's Gulch is set to begin next month. The project will require cutting earth from surrounding hills and filling in the canyon with more than 2 million cubic yards of dirt, an operation so large that critics fear disastrous environmental consequences. According to the latest plans from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the project will consist of constructing an earthen berm across the canyon... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012514/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 16:16:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011243/posts I'm scheduled to be on the Andrea Shea King Show tonight around 9:30 p.m. EDT to speak about the connections between Barack Obama and Code Pink's Jodie Evans.Also scheduled for tonight's show is Rep. Duncan Hunter.The Andrea Shea King Show is broadcast live on WDBO 580-AM in Orlando, Florida from 9.m. to 11 p.m. EDT on Sundays. The show is also streamed live on the Internet.Click here to open the page for WDBO then click the 'listen live' button near the top. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2011243/posts#comment Mon, 5 May 2008 00:57:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009757/posts CNSNews.com) - Two years after President George W. Bush signed the Secure Fence Act into law, requiring 700 miles of double-layer fencing to be constructed along five stretches of the southern U.S. border by May 2008, only 90 miles of fencing have been built -- and just 12 miles of it is double-layered. "By eliminating the double-fence requirement, the Democratic Congress is going to make it easier for drug and human smugglers to cross our Southern land border," Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), who wrote the original fencing specification in the Secure Fence Act, said when the U.S. House passed a... CNSNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009757/posts#comment Thu, 1 May 2008 16:23:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008316/posts BROWNSVILLE, Texas — One of Congress' strongest border fence proponents received a hostile reception Monday in the city that has become the epicenter of fence opposition. Boos and hisses emanated from the audience for a congressional field hearing when Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo of Colorado dismissed residents' concerns that the effort to build 670 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border by year's end would damage the environment and destroy a centuries-old bond between residents on both sides of the Rio Grande. Late in the five-hour hearing, Tancredo returned to a comment made earlier by panelist Betty Perez, a... Houston Chronicle/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008316/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:08:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007676/posts BROWNSVILLE - Members of Congress will be here Monday to talk about the planned security fence along the U.S. border with Mexico. The hearing comes several weeks after U.S Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff waived more than 30 federal laws - most dealing with preservation of natural, cultural and historic resources - to expedite the fence's construction. "The decision to invoke a waiver for fence construction will devastate the region and is an insult to those of us who live near the border," wrote Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, one of the representatives expected to attend the... The Brownsville Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007676/posts#comment Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:49:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007222/posts Washington, D.C. – In commending the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to terminate its Project 28 virtual fence initiative, Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) once again called for the construction of physical, reinforced fencing in place of technology-only alternatives. The decision to abandon Project 28 in the Tucson sector of Arizona was the result of multiple system failures, significant cost over-runs and project delays. “The decision to terminate the Project 28 initiative underscores the fact that technology alone is an unreliable and ineffective border enforcement tool,” said Congressman Hunter. “I hope that DHS has learned from this experience and will begin... House.gov http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007222/posts#comment Sat, 26 Apr 2008 05:06:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007029/posts Duncan D. Hunter is getting a boost from a national pro-life group in his bid to succeed his father, retiring Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.). The National Right to Life PAC endorsed the younger Hunter on Thursday. "The countless Americans who respect the sanctity of innocent human life appreciate your willingness to serve," said the PAC's executive director, David O'Steen, in a statement. Hunter's father, a staunch conservative, has represented the San Diego-area district for 27 years. Hunter, a 31-year-old veteran of the Iraq war, will face three other Republicans in a June 3 primary. He has raised about $501,000 for... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2007029/posts#comment Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:05:58 GMT